Finally, A Redneck Tells The Truth About Racism In America

Dixon White is one of the newest YouTube?sensations to hit the web. In this video, he gives a raw and honest assessment of race relations in America.

White is a self-described “redneck” who at one point considered himself a white supremacist. However he has become one of the most vocal opponents to racism, representing “The New South.”

Mr. White has been attacked by many white conservatives, calling him a fraud. Many believe his persona is fake. His real name isn’t Dixon White. And honestly, I don’t care if he is a “character.” If he is a “fake,” then it wouldn’t be unlike the very real, down to earth, conservative sweethearts: the Roberson family from the “Duck Dynasty” reality TV show. Those are just some real simple salt of the earth folks from Monroe, Louisiana. Yup.

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White grew up in rural Tennessee. A product of a white mother and Cuban father, White spent 18 years of his life hating blacks. He said that he began to change after getting to know his college roommate, who was a black man. He also claims to have had other experiences which led to this amazing transformation.

Here’s the video. Below the video are?snippets of an?interview White gave to The Root?talking about his transformation in more detail.

The Root: When would you say you first realized you were a racist, and when did you decide to change?

Dixon D. White: During my childhood, I went through a lot of suffering and abuse. Even in college, there was a lot of abuse. The reason I suffered was because of prejudice. Once I understood that, it made me open to not being a product of it and not participating in it. I learned through suffering that I was going to fight against racism. I made an oath to myself and God that I would fight against racism and put it behind me.

TR: When did you decide to make the YouTube videos?

DW: I’ve been doing anti-racism work for a while on social media. I’ve had a few articles published but didn’t get traction with them. I saw a video by a guy named Elijah Hamilton and got the confidence to try YouTube. I had no expectations at all. I thought only two or three people would comment on them. And they went viral. It’s been a shock and unexpected.

I think one of the reasons they went viral was because I spoke from the heart. I think that reaches people. I don’t think that we’re going to reach people about teaching about white supremacy and healing the country racially when we just talk about race from an intellectual point of view. You need to talk from the heart. Be real and authentic.

Dixon told The Root that he uses a pseudonym to avoid too much negative attention from the hate. He hopes to achieve a movement that will raise awareness about racism in America.

“I want everybody to take their smartphones and simply talk about what’s in their heart racially in regards to addressing white supremacy. Some people have called it the ?Dixon Challenge,? but I call it the ?Racial-Healing Video-Selfie Challenge.?

Here is his challenge video.